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Michigan voters put the onus on management, labor and government for the crisis confronting the U.S. auto industry in a poll (PDF link) released today.

North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling surveyed 600 likely voters here on Nov. 15 and found that 43 percent said management alone bears the blame, while 25 percent put the burden solely on the United Auto Workers.

Asked a more general way, some 92 percent think corporate executives share some responsibility, while 81 percent feel the same about the UAW and 72 percent felt that way about the government.

But even while respondents were harder on management, only 42 percent said they had an overall positive view of the UAW. In fact, 18 percent said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate backed by the UAW, while 39 percent said they would be less likely to do so.

The poll came out the same day that Mitt Romney argued that bankruptcy is the only way to save the U.S. automakers.

Poll: Michigan voters hold management and labor responsible for auto industry crisis - Talking Politics - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com.